Commissioned by the British Music Society. 1st performed 23rd Feb. 1980 by Edwin Rolles (tenor) and John Blood (piano) at Goldsmiths’ College, London. A delightful sequence of songs vividly evoking the joys and sorrows of railway travel. GZ022 is an arrangement of the same work for tenor, piano and wind quintet.

This lively arrangement of GZ 021 by the composer was commissioned by the Viente Ensemble, who gave its first performance at the St Neots Spring Music Festival on 17th May 1980 with Edwin Rolles (tenor) and John Blood (piano).

First performed at St. Michael and All Angels Church, Barton Turf, Norfolk, on 18th June 2005 by Ruth Peel and the Solstice Quartet. Words traditional and by the composer. A tender and witty celebration of the marriage vows, ideal for a musical wedding.

Commissioned by tenor Benjamin Hulett in 2009 for his recital CD Departures, which appeared in November 2010. Pointed and lyrical settings of three ironic poems by the Giles Swayne about the effects of mass tourism on communities, and the seductive horrors of low-cost flights and package holidays.